"truth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /truːθ/ Audio: en-us-truth.ogg [US] Forms: truth [singular], truths [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The truth is an idea which is correct or accepted as correct.
    Sense id: simple-truth-en-noun-r7qlTB6Q
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          "text": "Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is no absolute truth in history."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction."
        },
        {
          "text": "The honest truth is, we made a lot of mistakes on this job."
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          "text": "Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth."
        },
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          "text": "There is no absolute truth in history."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction."
        },
        {
          "text": "The honest truth is, we made a lot of mistakes on this job."
        }
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